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The last day of New START – the risk of a new arms race

Politics The Editorial Board - February 4, 2026.

New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) expires at midnight Moscow time on 5 February. After this date, the last bilateral treaty legally binding the United...

Will policymakers wake up before the crypto apocalypse?

Finances Nouriel Roubini - February 4, 2026.

A year ago, the most pro-crypto president in US history had just returned to power after pandering to clueless retail crypto investors and receiving massive...

Starmer’s latest popularity contest: defining moment or mid-term blip?

UK Harvey Morris - February 4, 2026.

A parliamentary by-election later this month is shaping up to be a defining moment in UK politics, with some pundits forecasting a potential two-horse race...

Will Europeans adopt the Spanish model for the treatment of immigrants?

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - February 3, 2026.

Spain is setting a strong precedent for European governments with its decision to legalise the residences of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants. As European governments...

Tehran seeks fair and equitable negotiations with the US

Middle East TA | AP Insight - February 3, 2026.

Iran's president said he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran...

How to preserve what remains of the postwar order?

Politics Chris Patten - February 3, 2026.

As ever, US President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos last month was a rambling jumble of fabrications, non...

A deteriorating economy is forcing Russia to negotiate peace in Ukraine

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - February 3, 2026.

Russia’s economic system is sustained exclusively through strict manual control. This indicates a deep structural dysfunction.  The real sector of the Russian economy is experiencing one...

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